Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 159 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Sense, think, act): A robot senses (sensors), thinks (a controller runs a program) and acts (motors and other parts). If a machine only moves when a person pushes or controls it, and cannot sense or decide, it is not a robot. The shape does not matter: arms, cars, boxes and drones can all be robots.

1. 1.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a ceiling fan (d) a parcel-sorting robot
2. 2.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
4. 4.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
9. 9.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hammer (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
12. 12.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
13. 13.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a delivery robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
18. 18.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a garden swing (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hammer
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a skateboard (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hand whisk
24. 24.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
27. 27.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
29. 29.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
31. 31.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
34. 34.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
38. 38.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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